Young Woman and the Sea (2024)
Rating: 7.9/10
Duration: 129 min
Director(s): Joachim Rønning,
Description:
This is the extraordinary true story of Trudy Ederle, the first woman to successfully swim the English Channel. Through the steadfast support of her older sister and supportive trainers, she overcame adversity and the animosity of a patriarchal society to rise through the ranks of the Olympic swimming team and complete the 21-mile trek from France to England.
Cast
- Stephen Graham as Bill Burgess
- Kim Bodnia as Henry Ederle
- Olive Elise Abercrombie as Young Trudy Ederle
- Alex Hassell as Harry Horlick
- Christopher Eccleston as Jabez Wolffe
- Daisy Ridley as Trudy Ederle
- Lilly Aspell as Young Meg Ederle
- Glenn Fleshler as James Sullivan
- Tilda Cobham-Hervey as Meg Ederle
- Jeanette Hain as Gertrude Ederle
- Sian Clifford as Charlotte 'Eppy' Epstein
- Ethan Rouse as Henry Jr. (Teen)
- Raphael J. Bishop as Young Henry Jr. Ederle
- Alexander Karim as Benji Zammit
- Sebastian Griegel as Horst